Barriers and facilitators to accessing skilled birth attendants in Afar region, Ethiopia

Midwifery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 540-546

  King, Rosemary ^a   Jackson, Ruth ^b   Dietsch, Elaine ^c,d   Hailemariam, Asseffa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Afar region; Ethiopia; Health extension worker; Skilled birth attendant; Traditional birth attendants

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY ROOM; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY ROOMS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928588539     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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